Early one morning in late March 1290, in the area of Baoding Road, far from Shandong, the Tatar army began its first contact battle with the troops of the Federal Empire. ◢ with ◢ dream ◢ small ◢ .lā

Less than an hour after a cavalry reconnaissance platoon was released, they hurried back.

Some people were wounded by arrows, others were wounded by gunshot wounds, but fortunately no one was left behind.

Before they dismounted, and without paying attention to their wounds, they shouted: "Fifteen kilometers ahead, the enemy is driving the people to attack us!!" ”

They were driven back by a thousand-horse army of scouts.

The two mixed independent divisions of the empire had just marched for less than half an hour at this time.

Captain Huang Zu of the Special Agents Brigade said with a smile:

"They're scared of us! ------ otherwise we wouldn't have driven the people away and wasted our firepower!! ”

Raids by Tatar bandits, spearheaded by unarmed civilians, were a regular means of attacking cities, especially when their opponents were more difficult to attack.

First the energy and firepower of the other side were consumed with innocent civilians, and then their regular army saw the opportunity to attack with all their might------ and this was how they achieved half of their victories in Central Asia.

The two division commanders and their staff officers spread out their maps and calculated that two kilometres ahead were more suitable for a preset position, where the terrain resembled a mountain pass, only slightly wider, about a point and a half kilometres wide, with streams and hills on the right, slightly flat wastelands on the left, and undulating hills a little farther away.

This kind of terrain is a relatively defensible place in an area dominated by plains.

Two battalions of engineers quickly rushed there to build basic fortifications; Two companies of chariots and three companies of hussars were responsible for protecting them; Two air platoons will then arrive and will immediately raise powered and non-powered reconnaissance hot air balloons.

The rest of the troops trotted forward and entered the position as quickly as possible.

At this time, the long-term training had an effect, and nearly 10,000 people from the two divisions moved forward neatly and quickly!

In the military command combat vehicle, Captain Huang Zu watched with satisfaction the performance of the Imperial Army, this is an upright army!

A look of eagerness for victory could be seen on the faces of those warriors.

He had observed too many Tatar robbers, and most of them had only a numb savagery on their faces, which was nothing more than familiarity with the art of killing!

He sneaked back alone this time to deliver the letter because the Tatar robbers were so badly blockaded around their real position that it would be more dangerous for one more person to come back to deliver the letter.

As long as the battle is fought, everything will be easy, and he will be able to safely sneak back into the ambush area and rejoin his men.

The first division commander and the second division commander were not as stable as Captain Huang An, and this battle was a battle that had to be fought, and the two of them had to take it seriously.

The two of them sat on opposite sides of the table with their heads together, gesturing against the spread map.

From time to time, cavalry communicators came to report information from the front.

The engineer battalion has completed the construction of basic fortifications, and the chariot wagons have been lined up to take up the defense on the left and right sides of the position.

The hussars began to shield the area five kilometers in front of the position, engaging in a tug-of-war with the opposing scouts.

Captain Huang An has always wanted to advise the two division commanders not to decorate the military command combat vehicle too conspicuously, why do they need to plant two army flags?!

Of course, he knew that this would be good for reassuring the army, and for the cavalry signal corps to quickly recognize it among the many military chariots------ but the Tatar army also had a special service team, and it might be particularly dangerous for them to discover this difference.

After arriving at the forward position, Captain Huang Zu jumped out of the car and walked around the position by himself.

The military uniform on his body is different from that of ordinary army ------ it is a jungle camouflage uniform designed by King Zhang Anguo himself------ which is admired by ordinary army soldiers, and those who can wear such military uniforms are far better than themselves in military technology.

Captain Huang Zu looked up and saw four powered reconnaissance hot air balloons lined up, slowly drifting towards the north, and it seemed that they could still hear their clattering sounds.

This height is one hundred and fifty meters, a safe height, but unfortunately the speed is a little slower, but King Zhang Anguo can definitely make it faster------ he took out his green military pocket watch and looked at it, eight twenty-seven minutes in the morning.

The ascension time of the Imperial Air Force was shortened.

He slowly walked to the front of the position, and saw that two parallel rows of segmented barbed wire more than one person high had been built------ each of them was segmented, and there were gaps, but after entering the gap of the first row of barbed wire, he had to turn again to find the gap in the second row!

The advantage of this kind of fortification is that it makes it impossible for the opponent's iron cavalry to jump over it at once, and it requires them to turn in a hurry------ which is literally killing the cavalry!

Even if the rider is skilled and does not return the horse to the ground, then their flanks become the best target for training recruits.

And because it is arranged in sections, it is easy to build and save time.

The barbed wire fence is also lined with many khaki angular nails tied to ropes------ which can be pulled away when attacking.

The fact that the engineer battalion did not have a dirt bag breastwork indicates that the army was confident in its offensive capabilities.

Yes, whether it is rifles or artillery, the level of weapons of the opponent is completely incomparable to that of the Imperial Army.

On the left and right sides of the entire position were two rows of four-wheeled wagon-type chariot convoys, and Captain Huang Zu knew that there were hand-cranked Gatling guns in the carriages------ and if there was a cavalry flank attack, it would be their nightmare.

Two unpowered reconnaissance hot air balloons were also raised in the rear baggage area of the position.

The layout of the entire position is understandable------ even if the Tatar army uses 350,000 iron cavalry at one time, it is not too worried about breaking through here!

The horses of the light cavalry in the baggage area began to neigh, and they seemed to smell the smell of the great battle and began to get excited.

The logisticians happily carried the shell boxes to the artillery position, where the artillerymen were rapidly arranging their mortars, and they were obviously not as simple as the Type 1280 marching artillery positions in the distance.

Captain Huang Zu's eyes were full of brilliance when he saw the artillery position------ they are the gods of war!"

When Captain Huang Zu was reconnoitring, he thought more than once in a hidden place that if he had a kind of artillery that could be operated by one person, even if several people might help carry the shells, then the rudimentary ammunition depot in the enemy's barracks in the distance, and even their officers' tents, would be their appetizers!

It's a pity that you can only watch from a distance, you can't go forward at all------ after several big defeats, the Tatars have learned to be obedient, whether it is a barracks or a march, their defense is extremely strong!

Captain Huang Zu returned to the military command vehicle.

Hua Yin, the commander of the first division, smiled and said, "How is our position, can the special agent team attack it?" ”

Captain Huang Zu shook his head and said, "Our team can't do anything during the day, and it will make you suffer a little at night------ but to no avail." ”

This candid assessment made both division commanders laugh.

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These two days are too busy, and tomorrow will strive for normal.