Chapter Eighty-Four: The First Defeat
In addition to the howitzer array and the dragon submarine arrow array, air supremacy was also firmly in Jiang Feng's hands, after all, the snow moon empire could not produce such a thing as a glider.
In terms of long-range fire suppression alone, Jiang Feng has the advantage of absolute crushing, and the Winged Terran can accurately indicate the specific location of the bombardment to the artillery array.
If the two armies start a battle, the howitzer array can disintegrate the crossbow array of the Black Feather Army in the first place, and even blast a hole in the weakest part of the city wall, so that the cavalry can charge and kill.
And the Bauhinia Pass looked like it was peeling off Jiang Feng's two forces, but in fact, the underground had already been hollowed out by the Tubai clan, and hundreds of tunnels had already connected the inside and outside of the pass.
Although tens of thousands of troops could not pass through the tunnels, it was easy for a few hundred people to get through.
"Chu He, Long Yun, I put the Suo Ji Light Cavalry, the Long Qiang Arrow Array, the Jiuli Shield Soldier and the Howitzer Battalion in full charge of the two of you. ”
The frontal battlefield is all deployed.
With this number of troops and weapons, a full 30,000 soldiers, multi-arms joint operations, plus modern technology, there is almost no substantive difference from Kaihang.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you have a hand, you can win.
Therefore, Jiang Feng simply took Shuangyi's wizard group and planned to follow the tunnel dug by the Tubai clan to the Tongguan barracks on the other side.
In terms of tactics and stratagem, Xu Chu is at the level of a younger brother in front of Jiang Feng.
Tongguan only has 20,000 frost giants and thousands of useless assault vehicles, and in addition, it does not have other arms, no air supremacy, no long-range fire suppression, and no coordinated operations, which must be personally commanded by Jiang Feng.
After taking over Xu Chu's military power, Jiang Feng was not in a hurry to march, because in front of him was an endless plain, where five thousand black feather iron horsemen were stationed.
Qin Lan's Black Feather Army is known as the elite of the empire, and its weapons are all top-notch, with black guns, black swords, and black-maned horses, which are said to be second only to Hai Yunfan's Silver Snow Iron Horse.
The plains are best suited for cavalry combat, and the Frost Giants are slow to move, and in this kind of area, they can only be tortured by blood and beaten while standing.
"Then on this plain, let's fight to the death with the Black Feather Army. ”
Jiang Feng left 20,000 frost giants to garrison the barracks, and personally led 2,000 senseless charging chariots to slowly approach the barracks of the Black Feather Iron Cavalry.
Chu He and Long Yun's side were the frontal battlefields, and Qin Lan invested a large number of troops there.
And there were only 5,000 black feather iron cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers left behind, the black feather iron cavalry was stationed in the plain outside the city, and the foot soldiers were responsible for guarding the north city wall of Bauhinia Pass.
The Charge Chariot is bulky, slow compared to the Black Feather Iron Rider, and must be maneuvered by three people at the same time.
At first, when he first saw the new army in Yanzhou, the Black Feather Iron Cavalry had already planned to withdraw to the pass, after all, the other party had 20,000 troops, and he should still be cowardly.
But later it was discovered that the rebels did not have cavalry, only thousands of old-fashioned antique chariots, which made the Black Feather Army suddenly have a fighting spirit, and a great opportunity to make a contribution was in front of them.
Since ancient times, light cavalry has never been defeated against chariots, with the same quantity and quality.
With your eyes closed, you can win.
"If only my rope was here, then it would be a fair match. ”
Suo Jiao light cavalry can be regarded as a veteran who fought with Jiang Feng in all directions, experienced in a hundred battles, and each of them is the elite of the elite.
"Array!"
The Black Feather Iron Cavalry opened the offensive formation, and a horse sprang out from it, this person held a bronze sword in his hand, and shouted: "The Black Feather Iron Cavalry Master Zhang Kun, the thief will quickly report his name, and I will never kill a nameless ghost under my sword." ”
"The villain died from talking too much, I understand the reason!"
Jiang Feng did not reply to Zhang Kun, but directly pulled the bow and string, and shot the opponent's main general down the war horse with a Mitsubishi silver armor arrow.
Although it only hit the arm, the arrow had pierced the bone, and the wound was trirhodox-shaped, which could not be healed, and continued to bleed out, making Zhang Kun feel painful.
Before the military doctor arrived in front of the battle, his legs were cocked, and he died!
"All soldiers, listen to my orders and crush them!"
The needless charge chariots lined up with each other, fully unfurling the barbs and tripwires at both ends of the wheels, and then slashed towards the Black Feather Iron Rider.
The distance between the wheels is short enough for a ride to pass.
In front of the senseless charging chariot weighing thousands of catties, the Black Feather Iron Cavalry couldn't find a foothold at all, neither did it charge, nor did it retreat, and it was stunned in place, crushed into flesh foam by the chariot.
The iron horseman, who reacted, immediately turned his horse's head and retreated.
But patches of frost suddenly grew on the grassland, sticking to the horse's hooves, unable to move, and the Black Feather Iron Rider could only watch as he was crushed by the chariot.
After a round of charge, the Black Feather Iron Cavalry was completely annihilated, leaving no armor behind.
"Loser!" Jiang Feng ran to the front of the formation, and he died so cleanly, there was not even any scum left.
The black-maned horse under the crotch of the Black Feather Iron Rider was a fine west wind horse, a hundred times stronger than the war horse ridden by Suo Jiao, and now only a bloody skin was left when it was crushed.
After ushering in the first victory, Jiang Feng moved his camp forward eighty miles and stationed it on the edge of the hillside opposite the Bauhinia Pass.
Put the temporary cloud ladder in a conspicuous position that can be seen in Bauhinia Pass, and then there is no movement, and the 20,000 frost giants who are not good at attacking the city at all dragged out 10,000 elite Black Feather troops, making them unable to sleep and eat, unable to rush to the frontal battlefield, for fear that the Yanzhou rebels will launch a siege war at any time.
In fact, these so-called ladders are not vulnerable at all, let alone used to attack the city.
It's just a pretense to scare the soldiers who defend the city.
The battlefields that Jiang Feng looked difficult to fight won one after another, while on the frontal battlefield, Chu He and Long Yun had an absolute advantage, but they were slow to break through the city tower, and they were pressed by Qin Lan.
"Xu Chu, these days, you stay in the camp, don't do anything other than build a ladder, and you are not allowed to attack the city without permission. ”
Jiang Feng took advantage of the chaos to burrow into the ground and returned to the frontal battlefield.
"Chu He, your performance really surprised me, you lost 2,000 troops in just half a day, are the howitzers and dragon Qiang wind arrows I gave you all decorations?"
The battle record on the frontal battlefield obviously made Jiang Feng very dissatisfied, absolutely crushed by weapons, this can be lost?
In the three years of the Yanzhou campaign, this battle was the most serious loss of Jiang Feng's troops so far.
"Your Highness, the minister is guilty, but please listen to me before punishing the crime, Qin Lan strengthened the city wall in advance, placed the trebuchet at the mouth of the city wall, and threw high gunpowder, the Jiuli shield soldiers could not play a role, and then they were broken through the position by the Black Feather Iron Cavalry.
In addition, the Black Feather Army also has heavy arrows, which are no less powerful than Longqiang Wind Arrows, which I did not expect, and rashly put Suo Jiao's light cavalry within the range of heavy arrows, which caused a large number of casualties. ”
"I know the situation, how does Qin Lan divide his troops on the frontal battlefield?"
"According to the report from the Winged Terrans, there are about 20,000 guards guarding the city, and there are 10,000 black-feathered iron horsemen patrolling outside the city, and there are 2,000 large shieldbearers in the outermost part of the iron cavalry camp. Chu He half-knelt on the ground and informed Jiang Feng of the latest battle situation.