Chapter 532: Infantry Attack

Xie Boan was undoubtedly the most successful and stable of the commanders, and before that, the Yanjing civil and military officials were still singing praises for him, believing that he had curbed the momentum of the tribal alliance, recovering Tianmeng City, and driving the tribal alliance back into the mountains. But before he knew it, his recent mobilization of troops began to be questioned. Yan Jing's reaction was several days behind his troop movements at the front, and it was still a few days before the news of Yan Jing reached him, Xie Boan knew very well that what he needed most now was to command a battle that might decide the occupation of the Northeast Front of Northern Liao without being disturbed, and to prepare all the details in place. Just two days after he sent some bad news to Xie Boan in Yanjing's eyeliner with 800 miles, his military intelligence submission and self-defense had been sent to Yanjing. In fact, he didn't care much about what kind of final decision the court would make, but as long as there was a reason, the ministers of the court, who already had various opinions, would argue. Xie Boan is not a guy who doesn't know anything except fighting, otherwise, he would not have been relied on at this critical moment and sent to clean up the situation on the Northeast Front. He believes that those who support him will continue to protect themselves in this position.

The Northern Liao army, with more than 100,000 people, was divided into four routes and marched in unison. The distance between these four armies is very short, and even less than a mile apart when passing through some terrain, although the advance of the four armies is not fast, but it is extremely steady, and after studying Xie Boan's arrangement, it is easy to find that Xie Boan's idea is that the four armies can directly engage in battles at any point on the way forward. As long as the four armies are close to each other, it will directly be the formation queue for the battle. Such an organization and march on the barren plains of the north is undoubtedly correct and extremely difficult to crack. In this way, he made it completely impossible for the tribal alliance to be extremely good at raiding and harassing operations. But when the army slowly advanced, Xie Boan's heart became more and more panicked. The road was too quiet, and the elite troops of the tribal alliance and Dongping turned a blind eye to his main forces advancing in all directions, except for tentatively occupying the towns that he had abandoned as he had predetermined, and sending a small number of troops to occupy the defenses.

And when his outpost finally encountered the scout troops of Ye Tao's personal guard battalion and the mixed cavalry detachment of the Silver Wing Army in the area of Chuixianglin, and as a result, after six hundred light cavalry were annihilated in the first battle, Xie Bo'an's heart relaxed. The scout troops reported that the main force of the tribal alliance was gathering in the area of Chuixianglin, and judging by their situation, it seemed that they were preparing for a decisive battle with the main force of Northern Liao in the area of Chuixianglin and Boxian Shazhou. At this point, Xie Boan can be regarded as a sigh of relief, camping at a certain distance from the tribal coalition army, and then preparing to hand over the battle book according to the routine. This kind of collision of armies with each other has always required a tacit understanding in time and place, and it goes without saying that in time, one side has lined up in formation, and the other side cannot shrink out, so the battle cannot be fought. Although there is always the idea of choosing a battlefield that is beneficial to you, you also have to consider whether the other party is willing to accept it. Unless it is a last resort, a battle will never be fought in a location that is clearly unfavorable to one side. The advantages and disadvantages of location selection are not only distance, slope, field of view, etc., but also include factors such as light, whether there has been a precedent for a major battle, whether it is suitable for the deployment of your own troops, etc., anyway, it is definitely a complex subject that requires human life.

In terms of battlefield selection, Ye Tao felt that he was too kind. Although most of the cavalry and light infantry units of our own side came from the tribes, the heavy equipment battalions and heavy infantry battalions were all transported from thousands of miles. These troops can only be deployed on a battlefield that is wide and has sufficient depth. And the battlefield where they now stood was sufficiently wide and deep, and apart from a slight gentle slope of less than three degrees, it was difficult to say that the whole woodland had any advantage for the tribal coalition forces, and even the establishment of camps and battle formations on the basis of the woods was itself something that many generals tried to avoid.

The envoys of Sheboan had a hint of contempt, but when they arrived at the gate of the camp with the banner of the envoy, this trace of contempt was invisible. They had never seen a camp like this before. Although you can only see it from the camp gate, you can still see the thick wooden façade of the camp. The large and small camp tents are horizontal and vertical, which looks very neat. The ground was swept away from the dead leaves, leaving for the wide, neat path of the camp. In the corner of the camp, there was a large canvas-covered object, and seeing the strict prohibition on the side of those things, Xie Boan's envoy could probably guess that there were those terrible ordnance from the heavy weapons battalion. They just didn't understand why the tribal coalition was able to build such a large camp in just a few days, or if it was renovated a little more to such a high standard, and the tents were replaced with simple board houses, it was almost a permanent barracks. This is much better than the camp that Xie Boan hastily set up. Under the leadership of Ye Tao, the tribal alliance army is very close to the direction of the Yunzhou armies, at least in terms of basic ability in construction, it has seen the prototype, which is much more reliable than most of the other armies relying on those craftsmen in the army to do all the construction work.

Chi Lei, who was already waiting at the gate of the camp, naturally took the battle letter, and then sent the messenger back. Two days later, a decisive battle was held, and that was the agreement they had reached. And when he received the war letter as the envoy of the whole army, if there was any such thing as avoiding the battle, Chi Lei's reputation would be ruined. As a young general with a great future, it is still very reliable to make this kind of commitment.

Chi Lei really didn't have any other ideas, Ye Tao came, and brought them the determination to win a decisive battle with the enemy. The excitement of the upcoming big war, which made them now full of strength and wholeheartedly ready to fight, seemed to be the favorite thing for Tan Weiran and him, which was much more interesting than constantly weighing the pros and cons, constantly balancing the allocation of resources for the destruction of the enemy and the construction of the army, and even for various civil administrations. Originally, there was just no one to do these things in their place. Ye Tao came, he took over the things that they had a headache in, and the entire northeast border quickly seemed to be in order. The arrival of a large number of reinforcements, whether it was because of Ye Tao or not, did enrich the strength of the coalition army, so that this battle was still somewhat certain. They just didn't expect that Ye Tao not only made the decision to conduct a decisive battle, but also joined it personally. Now, Ye Tao was chatting lightly with those tribal generals in the camp.

No matter when and where, Ye Tao always looks leisurely, he and some generals sit around a grill, and everyone has a small table in front of them. And the furnishings in front of everyone seem to represent everyone's different identities, interests, and habits. Several tribal generals have always been rude, and it has long been a habit to use shields as plates and cut meat with short swords that they carry with them, and everyone does not care about them. A few generals who were originally chiefs put out gold and silver bowls, and no one felt abrupt. It was the set of stoneware utensils in front of Ye Tao, as well as the chopsticks that didn't even have lacquer water, but rippled with beautiful wood grains, which made people feel amazing. For these tribal warriors and leaders, they are still unable to comprehend this simple and simple beauty, and in the vast land in the northeast of the entire continent, the luxury of life is directly proportional to the status of status, which is the most normal. Ye Tao is like this, but no one dares to have any superfluous thoughts. After all, no one thought that Ye Tao would not be able to enjoy those things. Although he has never exceeded his duty as a strategic envoy to the northern frontier, he has always handled the huge and complicated government affairs in a low-key and serious manner, and has always maintained close communication with the lord of the country on various matters, but this is only his personality, he is actually the master of the northern territory of the entire Dongping Kingdom. Ye Tao has no ambitions, and he is not even very happy to be the envoy of the Northern Frontier, and the relationship with the Dongping Kingdom and the Tanjia is as close as possible, but no one doubts that if he raises his arms, the entire Yunzhou, the entire Benwolf Plain, and now these tribes in the northeastern border will not hesitate to become a sword in his hand and fight any enemy for him.

Gathering and drinking with the generals under his command before the war is also a habit in the Yunzhou army. A small amount of alcohol and a lot of good food will not numb the spirit of a responsible general, but through this kind of gathering, everyone can enhance mutual understanding and eliminate the usual more or less discord, and the experienced commander can fully mobilize the atmosphere through this kind of gathering, so that everyone can relieve the pressure before the war. Chi Lei looked at Ye Tao's relaxed way of talking to the people around him, and couldn't help but sigh a little, in terms of dissipating pressure, Ye Tao, the commander, was simply perfect. He didn't need to say anything, just looking at his peaceful appearance, the generals under his command settled down. During the banquet, everyone couldn't help laughing and teasing each other, but Ye Tao listened with great interest. The northern tribes have never been monolithic, and there are always some contradictions between them, but at the moment of a powerful enemy, they are facing life and death, and they have to unite. And now, they all belong to the Dongping Kingdom, even if they had some grudges before, they are now diluted by the intimate feelings of their comrades-in-arms, and on this occasion, they can tell the previous grievances like stories, and even like jokes, and those things can be regarded as completely exposed, and in the future, everyone will be comrades-in-arms and brothers. And this banquet is also open to ordinary soldiers, at first everyone is still trembling, but the veterans of Yunzhou are very familiar with this nature of banquets, from time to time there are end of training and preparation, not on duty sergeants to help, and some of them also send their hunt for this barbecue meeting. Then the tribal warriors also came with the courage to come together, and the scene became more and more enthusiastic, and the tribal warriors who were good at hunting had hidden an astonishing amount of game in the camp, and soon filled the open space in the field, which also made the eyes of the soldiers in charge of the barbecue black. Fortunately, Ye Tao ordered everyone to cook together, and then the whole army, everyone had to get a share of hot meat, and those sergeants on duty and still in charge of the preparation work also had to have a share, in addition, each person added an extra can of rice wine. In fact, this is just a deformation of the fixed drama of rewarding the whole army before the war, but it does have some effect on boosting morale.

After the banquet was over, the generals gathered in the Chinese military tent and waited for Ye Tao's dispatch. This battle will determine the situation in the entire region.

"Chi Lei, are your troops ready?" Ye Tao asked.

"Ready, I'll leave in a minute, and I can meet them tomorrow morning." Chi Lei said lightly.

The generals present were confused for a while, could it be that at the time of this big war, Chi Lei was actually not there? Could it be that Ye Tao actually sent Chi Lei out as a partial division? And when the troops were at a disadvantage, Ye Tao actually dared to divide the troops?

"Hehe, don't think it's strange. Everyone is concentrating their forces to prepare for the battle, which means that in other areas, there will inevitably be gaps in the deployment of troops. Chi Lei will lead a team of elite cavalry to fight on our main battlefield. And the current location of this army is in ......" Ye Tao pointed to a place on the huge map hanging in the Chinese military tent. And those generals who still knew about Ye Tao's deployment suddenly took a breath. It was the port of Fuyu, a small town in the Northland, which had been one of the important nodes of the shipping trade before. On the one hand, trade has come to a halt due to the war between the two countries, and on the other hand, because of the rise of new ports in tribal territory, the port of Fuyu is now almost unattended. But this place is in a very delicate position, if the Northern Liao army wins in the battle, it is okay to say, but once the defeat and retreat, this elite cavalry ambushed in Fuyu Harbor can easily kill from the side, appear behind the side of the retreating army, and form a situation of covering up and killing with the frontal battlefield. Ye Tao's deployment is obviously very confident in the victory of the battle, and at the same time, he does not want to fight a rout, let the battle situation be cemented, and solve as many enemy troops as possible at one time is the best plan.

"Ye Shuai, how many people are in this army?" Chief Nkka, who is also one of the main commanders of the tribal alliance, hesitated and asked.

Ye Tao smiled and said, "Chi Lei, it's better for you to say it yourself." ”

Chi Lei nodded and said in a deep voice: "This army is all from Dongping. After the rush to transport the elite troops of various families some time ago, because the frontal battlefield felt that the troops were relatively sufficient, Ye Shuai ordered the construction of a military camp on an island to hoard troops. Then, when the Northern Liao army began to advance head-on, we took advantage of the situation to land in Fuyu Port and blocked all the surrounding news. At present, the enemy forces do not know that the port of Fuyu has been occupied by our side. At present, there are 1st Dongpingshui Division, 16,000 elite light cavalry, and a battalion of 3,000 heavy sergeants who are responsible for supplies. In addition, there are 3,000 cavalry of the new army sent by the naval division to carry out auxiliary operations, and at the same time, they are also engaged in actual combat training. On the Yicheng side, there are also a number of troops that are being reared, which will be transported to Fuyu Port by ship later, and it is no problem to take on the garrison work. ”

Ye Tao nodded, and then, at his signal, an officer unfolded a map on the wide table. The map shows exactly where they are now in the Weeping Grove Battlefield. "Now, I'll start the battle deployment." Ye Tao waved his hand, and several officers began to put rows of small chess pieces on the map, which can be regarded as a habit in the Dongping army. Since the march chess became popular, more and more generals, almost the vast majority of the generals in the army, have used marching chess as a tool for tactical drills, or at least to assist themselves in making operational decisions...... However, as several officers skillfully laid out the entire battle formation, the expressions of the generals who were watching carefully around became more and more calm, and the atmosphere in the Chinese military tent became more and more serious. This is the responsibility of each and every one of them.

Ye Shuai...... This is ......" A battalion of the Frostwolf Army stood up and asked, "It's not good for you to put us in such a back position." ”

Ye Tao smiled and began to explain. "You know, I don't want to fight a rout, but it's really hard to do that if you look at the way we played a while ago. The collision of cavalry against cavalry was fast and intense, that is, the intensity of a battle was very high, and everyone's casualties and the situation of victory and defeat were decided in a very short time. I felt that I needed to change the situation, and I wanted to keep Sheboan's army on the battlefield, and it wouldn't be so easy for them to get out. Grappling ...... It's easy to say, but it's a bit difficult to actually do. ”

Tan Weiran understood after carefully looking at Ye Tao's arrangement for a while, after all, he and Ye Tao, who have been old friends for many years, are very familiar with each other, especially Ye Tao's army building and combat ideas, Tan Weiran knows a lot about it. "Ye Shuai, are you going to let the infantry array and the cavalry fight against each other?"

"Yes!" Ye Tao said appreciatively: "That's it. I'm going to make the battlefield less intense and release it for a longer period of time, so that it will be easier to bleed Sheboan's army. ”

There was a buzz of discussion in the tent of the Chinese army. The generals of the tribe were a little frightened, and in their impression, the confrontation between cavalry and infantry was almost no suspense. But they soon turned quiet and curious, and they saw that the officers from Dongping were all gearing up, and they all looked eager to try.

"You see, at the forefront of the front, I have three battalions, from the left wing to the right wing, which are the heavy infantry battalion of the Ouyang family, the iron battalion of the Tan family, and the tiger battalion of the Zhuo family. The battlefield garrison ability is top-notch. Behind these three battalions, five battalions were lined up to form a staggered battle line, so that the other side could intersect with our battle line and attract the other side to continuously invest troops as much as possible. This means that the Ouyang Heavy Infantry Battalion, the Iron Battalion and the Tiger Battalion will all face tremendous pressure from the front and flanks, but I believe that you can withstand it. The most important task of your mission is not to kill the enemy, but to keep the line stable, withstand the onslaught of the opponent in continuous defense, and minimize your own casualties as much as possible. The wounded sergeant immediately withdrew. Until the casualties of the three battalions reach thirty percent, I will arrange for troop rotation. The five battalions in the back are the Tiewei Battalion of the Duanmu family, the heavy infantry battalion of the tribe, the red-clothed battalion of the Xu family, the Dadao battalion of the Lu family, and the Fengzi battalion of the Peng family. Your task is also to give priority to garrison, but at the same time I ask you to maintain a considerable intensity of destruction, to rush at your enemy forces, and not to form an absolute superiority over you in numbers, nor to allow the opponent's numbers to accumulate to exert greater pressure on the flanks of the three battalions in front. You must not collapse, behind you are the four heavy equipment battalions and the experimental battalion of the Ye Workshop Research Institute. You also know what happens when these troops are hit by enemy cavalry and infantry. I will send four battalions of tribal cavalry to protect you in the rear of your flanks, and when the enemy has an advantage in numbers, make a short assault, and then retract. I would like to emphasize that if any general ignores the order to retreat and insists on going his own way, I will not hesitate to enforce battlefield discipline. Ye Tao's eyes swept over those tribal generals. The tribal generals immediately stood up straight and bowed. Ye Tao is not targeting them...... In fact, once the killing is started, the warriors and generals of the clan often have this problem. It's just that Tan Weiran and Chi Lei rarely really punish except for reprimanding. But Ye Tao was not prepared to continue to indulge. "It's not for anyone, I want everyone to understand that this is a fateful battle, I want the best, and anyone who stands in the way of me getting what I want, I'm not afraid to destroy him. At the same time, I also hope that the whole tribal army will be able to understand what kind of war we will fight in the future. ”

"Behind the heavy armament battalion, most of the cavalry rested in place. For three hours after the start of the battle, your task is to get some rest. I will order you to attack at the right time, and if by then, you will only cut through the enemy's formation, and the pressure and sacrifice we have endured for the first three hours will be in vain. When the time comes, I will not give you any more tasks, your task is to cut through the enemy's line and spread out behind the enemy's lines. ”

"The airship unit reported that the weather was good that day, and it is conceivable that there will be a big battle between the opponent's airship and our airship. I'm still a little confident about that. The battle in the air has little to do with you, and I will notify you after the enemy airship team has been dealt with, and then I will open up some of the command authority for ground support to you. You've all learned a little bit about this in the past few days, and I hope you'll be able to put it to good use when the time comes. My personal guard battalion will be on standby at the command stand. I have ordered all the guards battalion to prepare three sets of equipment for light infantry, heavy infantry, and cavalry. I will fight with my battalion of guards. Ye Tao said lightly.

In the Chinese military tent, everyone clapped the armor on their chests in unison and shouted: "Obey the order!" ”

The final preparations began immediately...... For the Dongping army, which has advanced the refinement of operations to the point where it is today, whether or not the preparations for a major battle are adequate or not determines almost half of the results. And night is precisely their best cover to prevent the enemy from discovering their secrets.