Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Battle of the Gongge Plain (2)

The Paz army not only had an absolute advantage in numbers, but also in the number of cavalry. The total number of cavalry www.biquge.info Batana was 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, plus the 5,000 or 6,000 cavalry of the surrendered Paz army, and the Paz army had 70,000 cavalry troops, not counting the horses ridden by some privately armed knights.

Paz has been a people who have been good at riding horses since ancient times, so the proportion of cavalry is much higher than that of other countries, and the level of combat is also higher than that of neighboring countries. It can be said that in addition to the Tukchi cavalry, which can compete with it, the Paz cavalry is enough to be proud of the entire continent. If it weren't for the haste of the courtiers, the number of cavalry they could have mobilized might have been as high as more than 100,000, and in this respect Baibasbar was lucky.

Of course, Bataana's cavalry is no worse than the Paz cavalry, because as a vassal of Paz, the Badana cavalry is a long-term defender of the northeastern border for Paz to fight against the powerful Tuchi cavalry, their combat ability can be said to absorb the characteristics of the two cavalry powers, plus the test of war, but their reputation is not as good as these two.

Unfortunately, it was not the Badana cavalry that had to bear the onslaught of the Paz cavalry at the moment, but the infantry units.

In the face of the impact of cavalry, it is difficult for infantry to resist with human strength, and once the dense infantry formation is broken by the cavalry, then they can easily become the target of the opponent's wanton killing. However, Bataana's infantry were no ordinary infantry, and they had long since mastered the tactics of dealing with cavalry under the careful training of Babasbaan - many people have overlooked that Babaanbaan had defeated the army of the Turki Khan Immidi nine years earlier, when his main force was infantry.

As the Paz cavalry approached the first row of Bataina infantry with their shields raised, Alantlan suddenly shouted, "Attack!" ”

With this order, the Badana infantry in the second row suddenly erected a row of spears placed on the ground! The horses that could not avoid it were immediately pierced through the chest by the spears, and the cavalry were overturned to the ground by the powerful momentum, and were immediately attacked by the infantry like short axes.

But the brave Paz cavalry did not stop, and they continued to charge, and at this time the Bataina infantry in the first row quickly retreated after the action of attacking the landed cavalry, the infantry in the second row raised their shields, and the infantry in the third row took up their spears, and the tragedy of the previous scene was repeated again.

The third wave of Paz cavalry also fell under this tactic, and nearly 800 brave cavalry fell in just a few moments. This astonishing scene caused the Paz cavalry to temporarily stop their attack and regroup. Taking advantage of this moment, the Bataan infantry formation advanced forward and returned to its original position.

"Bastard! Reorganize the formation, the infantry keep up, and carry out a non-stop attack! Count Hubanor, who had witnessed this, let out an angry roar. He immediately understood the horror and weakness of such tactics. Obviously, the Badana infantry used this tactic extremely skillfully, and the cavalry would suffer unimaginable heavy casualties if they wanted to break through this defense, but this tactic was only designed for cavalry, and it was not flexible enough for the infantry, so if the cavalry broke through with the main force and the infantry pressed at the same time, there would be a loophole in this formation.

Count Shupanore was right in his judgment that when the Paz cavalry and infantry companies deteriorated their attacks, the Bataana infantry had to abandon this tactic and deal with them one by one, but in doing so he also stifled the cavalry's assault and confused the order of his attacks, so that it turned into a scuffle, which was the result that the Bataaners were happy to see.

"What is this guy doing?! Slowly. The commander of the left flank, Hilmen, couldn't help but curse loudly when he saw that the attack of the middle army was unfavorable. Originally, the two of them belonged to different camps, Guge put himself in charge of the feint, and handed over the task of the main attack to Xiubanor to lead Hilmen, and now seeing the dilemma of Xiubanor, Hilmen thought about how to break through the enemy's right flank and change the tide of the battle. Because then the biggest credit is obviously his, and after starting the attack, he also clearly felt that the right flank of Bataana's army was really weak, and as long as he adjusted a little, he could have a different result.

Hilmen's personal efforts brought the first change to the tide of battle. He reorganized his men into a team of 2,000 men, and then divided them into several points to attack the right flank of the Bataana army, and the effect was very remarkable. As soon as the combat effectiveness of these private armed forces was brought into play, they immediately formed a huge threat, forcing the right flank of the Bataana army to retreat one after another, and even the formation began to show signs of loosening.

As soon as Hilmen saw the flaw, he did not relax, and immediately organized his forces to start a fierce attack, and if it were not for the lack of cooperation of his subordinates who failed to carry out his battle intentions, I am afraid that the right flank of Bataana's army would have been defeated because of this.

As the right flank of the Badana army continued to retreat, the Paz army unconsciously began to pour in this direction. The idea of the middle-ranking officers was very reasonable: since the enemy's right flank began to retreat, of course, it should be posted to attack the enemy's center.

However, this is exactly what General Guge fears, in the process of the linkage of the Paz army has a problem, the armed forces belonging to different camps cannot achieve perfect linkage when acting, and the flaws begin to gradually appear.

At this moment, the left flank of the Badana army suddenly began to counterattack.

Originally, the right-wing attack of the Paz army was a bluff, and it was not painful. On the other hand, Dadaran commanded the cavalry troops to advance and retreat freely, causing almost no losses, and of course, the damage to the Paz army was extremely limited. But at this moment, Dadaran's cavalry unit turned into a star on the battlefield, and fiercely attacked the junction of the right flank and the center of the Paz army.

Dadaran is still a little-known man, but his performance in this battle is enough to show why Baibasbar uses him so much. He rode on his horse and swung his spear to stab the enemy, and when the handle of the spear was too slippery with human blood, he discarded the spear and took another spear from the squire who followed behind him to continue the killing. His black armor and clothes, black turban, and half of his black cheeks were like a ghost haunting the battlefield, and the casualties he inflicted on the enemy were so shocking.

The Path army was attacked by this sudden attack, and for a moment did not know how to respond, Dadaran took advantage of this opportunity to pick the connection points of various departments, and soon made a narrow rift between the right flank and the center army of the Path army.

If you look at the battlefield from the air, you will see that the left flank of the Badana army is almost completely integrated into the Paz army, and the center and right flank form a wonderful diagonal line with it.

Dadaran's goal was obviously to take the head of the enemy army, General Guge, but Guge had already prepared for this, that is, General Hongkeli, who had been commanding the right flank in the rear, and his real task was to lead an elite force to prepare an attack from Dadaran's flank, encircling and annihilating this force. (To be continued.) )