Act Eighty-Seven: The bait works
"What kind of medicine did this Tianyu Commander buy in his gourd?" Zhao Liang couldn't help but put a question mark in his heart, for a week, the two armies had faced each other on both sides of a valley, but they had no intention of attacking.
Zhao Liang thought that the other party's general was a frizzy rat, and he led the army to attack in such a hurry, Yuemo only had to defend well. But the other party did come, but they were stationed here, and they did not have the slightest intention of taking the Tammy Basin in one fell swoop, as they had declared.
Since you don't attack, then don't blame me for being unkind. Zhao Liang slapped the table, and then called the commanders of the four legions.
"The Luo family army followed the steps of the Zhao family army to attack from the center, with Xivar on the left and Hana on the right, waiting for an opportunity to surround them, and the action was scheduled for tonight."
However, in fact, Chen Tu is already in action.
"All the heavy weapons are gathered on my side." Chen Tu ordered.
The position where Chen Tu is now standing is the commanding height of the entire valley, and the cannonballs fired from here are just enough to cover the opposite valley. In terms of range, the cuckoo's weapons have an incomparable advantage.
The commanders who accompanied Chen Tu this time were all low-level officers and did not have too high ranks, so Chen Tu was doing everything in the overall command of the entire battlefield.
"Report to the Governor, artillery in position." An officer came running, and this officer's name was Somu, the commander of the artillery battalion of the House Regiment.
Previously a hunter, Suom was appointed commander of an artillery battalion after six months of training at Shinnichi Farm. Before coming, Rat Da specially recommended Suo Mu to Chen Tu, saying that his cannon was very accurate.
"Okay, everyone rest and recuperate, and in an hour, follow my orders to attack on time."
Chen Tu naturally didn't spend too much time here, and after he was ready to make a few charges, he began to retreat. For the Moon Mo family, the fishing line doesn't need too much bait, and it can be slowly retracted backwards.
During the hour, the commanders of the soldiers of the three regiments were telling everyone: "Don't be afraid, when the time comes, just take our guns and aim them at the enemy and turn the trigger." ”
Yes, the soldiers of the three regiments were untrained, and a third of them had not even held a gun. For such an army, being able to maintain the formation can be considered an improvement.
Those who were responsible for the vanguard attack were all recruits, and the veterans were all arranged by Chen Tu on the main transportation routes. This is not to guard against enemy surprise attacks, but to maintain the formation of the retreat. Otherwise, in this precipitous mountain range, if these recruits are messed up, no one will want to leave.
"Artillery fire! Offensive! Chen Tu shouted in the communication.
The time when Chen Tu launched the attack was not chosen randomly, but when Yuemo's troops were having dinner. Chen Tu specially ordered the scouts to observe the other party's cooking smoke, and as soon as the cooking smoke stopped, it was time to start eating, which was the most relaxed time for the soldiers.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The cannonballs were the most ruthless, they rained down on the camp of the Yuemo army, one of the shells just exploded a pot of porridge, and the fragments of the bomb and the hot porridge made the rats who were preparing to serve the meal wail, and some were even hit in the head, and immediately returned home.
The shock wave of the bomb was still very far away, and after about a minute, Zhao Liang's timber-built temporary headquarters, which was preparing for the night attack, shook for a while.
Zhao Liang, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly dialed the phone of the commander of the Zhao family on the front line.
"What's going on? They started attacking and you didn't notice it at all? ”
The corps commander was also very confused, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and at this time, the soldier in charge of intelligence hurriedly ran over and whispered to the corps commander. The legion commander said, "Report to the Alliance Leader, the attack of the Tianyu army was launched directly from their camp and did not move the distance forward. ”
This time, it was Zhao Liang's turn to be surprised, "What's going on?" Didn't I give you the order to be stationed outside the range of artillery fire? ”
The commander of the regiment said: "It is true that our artillery fire cannot reach the enemy's position, but the enemy may use this kind of artillery more advanced than ours. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Liang secretly stomped his feet, the range of the artillery fire on the two sides was not equal, he actually forgot this!
"You stabilize the situation first, reinforcements will arrive soon!" Zhao Liang's tone was tough and authentic. After saying that, he hung up the phone, and then he dialed the command of the Yuemo Alliance Air Force: "Order all fighter runways that can be lifted off to stand by, and set off in half an hour." ”
Zhao Liang was now on the edge of the Tammy Basin, so he didn't need time to gather army troops. After a short all-army conference call, Zhao Liang called the commanders of the other three legions to him.
"The plan has changed, now we will start to act towards our plan for the evening, and we must completely annihilate this inadequate Tianyu army!"
The reason why Zhao Liang is so fast is because this is a good time to establish his prestige. At this time, under Zhao Liang's deliberate burial, the patriarchs of the other three families did not know the news that Tianyu had launched an attack.
If Zhao Liang had already led the troops to surround the Tianyu army after they knew, then it would be difficult for them to interfere in the command of the army. Gradually, it will only lead to the Yuemo Alliance's army becoming more and more loyal to Zhao Liang. This is exactly what Zhao Liang wants to see.
For a while, the paths of the mountains north of the Tammy Basin were all filled with soldiers from the Moonink Alliance heading north, and the scene of a large army gathering heralded the imminent outbreak of a major war.
The picture turned back to the main battlefield, although the Zhao family's army only had 30,000 horses, but they occupied the highest point and did not give the Bugu troops the slightest chance.
Under the dense network of firepower, except for the weak firepower on the two flanks, there was a situation of confrontation between the two sides, and not a single cuckoo soldier rushed to the opposite side of the valley.
The only thing that gave the Zhao family army a headache was which howitzers with a long firing range, but Chen Tu did not carry too much ammunition, so it was impossible to fight without restrictions. In order to cooperate with the attack, Chen Tu had already gathered the center of the artillery fire on the two flanks, so that the pressure of the artillery fire on the other defensive lines of the Yuemo family was much less.
On the side of the cuckoo army, after a wave of charges was withdrawn due to too much firepower, Chen Tu looked speechless. The officers of the command headquarters looked at the battlefield in the distance with a look of guilt, and in just half an hour, they launched four charges, but none of them had a big gain.
Faced with such a situation, Chen Tu was indeed a little uncomfortable in his heart, the combat effectiveness of these recruits was worse than Chen Tu's inner estimate. This is probably because of the separation of veterans and recruits, which has led to a sharp reduction in the combat effectiveness of the three legions, Chen Tu comforted himself in his heart.
"Our offensive cannot be stopped, and we will continue to go up while the enemy's reinforcements have not yet arrived."
By the time of these charges, the Cuckoo army had already lost hundreds of casualties, and according to the total number of the army, such attrition could only be regarded as 'normal operation', but the blow to the new soldiers was still very large. However, Yuemo's reinforcements had not yet arrived, and Chen Tu had to launch an offensive again.
These mountains are so hateful! Chen Tu called in his heart. I don't know when those Yuemo reinforcements will arrive, and if they don't, Chen Tu won't be able to pretend to retreat because of fear.
Chen Tu picked up the binoculars and looked at the situation on the opposite position, and found that they had pulled some artillery trucks to the highest point, obviously trying to send a few solid shells to these soldiers who blindly attacked Cuckoo.
The reason why the troops who remained in the valley were not too big of a problem because of the firing range, but the troops who had already run to the valley to get down were in trouble.
"This wave of attacks should be stopped quickly, and the enemy is about to bombard it with artillery." Chen Tuxin said. Immediately, Chen Tu ordered the entire army to retreat in a communication.
Sure enough, two minutes after Chen Tu retreated improperly, the sound of artillery fire came from the valley.
Unable to achieve the effect of the attack, Chen Tu couldn't help but feel a little upset in his heart. But in terms of Yuemo, that's not the case.
The commander of the Zhao family is called Guo Wei, not from a family, but he has been in the army for more than 30 years, and he has very rich combat experience.
The veteran Guo Wei quickly learned that there was a wave of stragglers on the opposite side, relying on the advantage of his equipment to charge indiscriminately, and the commander on the opposite side did not know how to command at all, and he didn't even know the most basic way to avoid his edge.
Not attacking at night in such a steep terrain is simply a sign of giving people their heads. If you want to take the high ground that you are defending, it is impossible without paying three times the number of troops.
Gradually, Guo Wei's use of troops became bolder. Despite the fact that the enemy is well equipped, despite their large numbers, this is not a problem.
"There is a trail on the north side of the mountain, and you lead three thousand soldiers on a detour from the north, occupy the high ground there, and intercept their rear road." Guo Wei confidently ordered his subordinates.
In the face of these stragglers, Guo Wei was confident that as long as he gave himself a week, he would be able to wipe out Chen Tu by only leading the Zhao family's army.
Minutes and seconds passed, and the first reinforcements arrived was Yuemo's air force. Twelve warplanes whizzed in the shape of wings over the Cuckoo troops. The frightened soldiers did not get Chen Tu's order, and fell to the ground.
Seeing these fighters that could kill Chen Tu at any time, Chen Tu breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that the Yuemo family would not be able to bite his big fish.
"All combatants pay attention to concealment, and the air defense units are in position." Chen Tu issued an order for the whole army.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Zhao family legion, under Guo Wei's orders, also began to rush out of the defensive positions. When the support troops arrived, Guo Wei's heart hardened a little more.
Seeing the soldiers on the opposite side charging, the troops in the cuckoo area couldn't help but be a little confused. After all, the previous attacks failed in several times, as the so-called one blow, then decline, and three exhaustions. A soldier without morale cannot win a battle.
The retreat was too narrow, and in order to reduce losses, an order was given to the follow-up troops to retreat first.
The Labrian Mountains are so wide that it is impossible for Chen Tu to defend every pass, but on the retreat route chosen by Chen Tu, every commanding height was occupied by Chen Tu's first commanding troops.
If this 'nest battle' is to be analyzed, Chen Tu undoubtedly spent the most energy on retreating.
As soon as the cuckoo army in front heard that the troops in the rear were retreating one after another, they suddenly couldn't even maintain the line of fire, and the whole rat was panicked.
Although the combat power shown by the Cuckoo army was not what Chen Tu wanted to see, their performance was what Chen Tu needed. Seeing this situation of the cuckoo army being scattered, the morale of the Zhao family's army suddenly increased greatly, and one by two rushed towards the opposite valley as if they were not dying.